Mountainfest
What is Mountainfest?
Mountainfest, the ultimate celebration of Adirondack ice & snow, is a great opportunity to test the waters with ice climbing - jump in to a “new to ice climbing” 101 course, develop new skills & step up your game with steep ice and mixed climbing clinics, or test your mettle with a "thin ice" clinic. There are opportunities to join clinics on alpine touring, backcountry skiing, winter travel & avalanche awareness.
Whether you come for clinics, gear and clothing demos, or adventure on your own - make sure to check out the evening entertainment. Our guest athletes always promise entertaining presentations & offer a chance to win big with raffle prizes and free swag giveaways!
Saturday Feb. 14 through Monday Feb. 16, 2026!
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Guest Athletes
Anne Gilbert Chase
As a Patagonia alpine climbing ambassador, Chase has climbed around the world including routes in Patagonia, France, Spain, Alaska and Canada. She finds balance between working as a nurse and taking care of others in the hospital, and taking care of herself in the mountains. On rest days, she likes to dig in the dirt, drink cocktails and dream up climbing trips to take with her husband. She lives in Bozeman, Montana.
Marcus Garcia
Back by popular demand! Marcus Garcia joins us from Durango, CO for the 28th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest!
LOWA, Grivel, & CAMP athlete, an all-around climber with over 28 year of experience, including everything from traditional, sport, and mixed climbing - Marcus has established over 200 new routes. A coach and mentor, helping develop the next generation of Olympic Caliber athletes. When not teaching climbing clinics, he's at the climbing gym, running peaks, swinging tools, working on photography skills or just chilling at home.
Join us Saturday evening as Marcus will be giving a presentation at Keene Central School Beaver Dome!
Kel Rossiter
For the past decade he has been active in higher education, teaching at Vermont State University and Norwich University. Committed to being an engaged member of the climbing community he served as a board member with the Climbing Resource Access Group of Vermont (CRAG-VT) for seven years and continues to actively volunteer in the organization. He thoroughly enjoys the mountain world and the people who populate it, while partnering with private individuals and groups as the owner and lead guide for Adventure Spirit Rock+Ice+Alpine Experiences. As an adventure professional, his personal life is also strongly infused with elements of climbing. When he isn't guide-instructing, he's off advancing his skills on adventures of his own and he enjoys bringing this learning back to front country audiences through writing and presenting.
On top of it all, Kel serves as an Athlete Ambassador for Ortovox, promoting the brand's high-quality, wool-based ski and climbing clothing and equipment.
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